Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-04

SO bad that one cannot believe that
George M, Sims is responsible for il.
This briefly is the story: Pierre Rosmy,
P8risian mechanic, was in 1871 . com
munist. He lett his wife and MS son
Jacques, . lad of eighteen, disabled by .
wound, and joined = mob If rioters in
! their assault UPON the government troops
at Versailles In this mUrdercus company
he assisted in shooting General De Bres-
sier, father of Mdlle. Fausttne De Bres-
| sier, and in tOrturiDg and mCrGeTiuG
| Lieutenant De Bressier, the G~n+IGl's
sou. His wife followed, and S-raye TO
! fod him, but she would have died ct ex-
| haustiOn hsd she not been ssvei by
| Faustiue D. 'essier. Presently no 'Gu5
was deteattd, aud Pierre RJm-y,
fylng for his lie, also took refuge
with Faustine, who was willing 10
save the wretched msn from the pursu-
ing soldiers. Wher, however, g&BStine
was apprised that this fugitive had been
concerned in the murder Of her father
snd brother, she suddenly rsco,led from
her purpose C pity and delivered him
into the hands Of bis enemies by whom
lie was Immediately and properly shot
| This is hxlf the play. Some time after
this cslsmity Faustine, in difference to
came the wife OF 81. de GueTsain, man
OF science but no sentiment, who was
much addicted to foreign travel. With
him she repaired to Algeria, waere he was
killed by Jealous Arab, and she became
widow. Prior to this tine she
had met and fallen in love with
Jacques Rosmy, 8 sculptor. the son
OF the communist, and he had fallen in
love with her and wooed her and been
repulsed by her. Now that lshe wss free,
however, and back IN Paris, she was esger
to accept the suit o!young Rosmy, bu. II
the absence CT al authentic o2icial Ger
tlfc6.e of the death e De GgsrsGiat his
Arab murderer having thrown his buoy
into the ses, and in that way psJplf KID
the French coroner, there could be no
marriage, whereupon both Jacques snd
Faustipe were il despair. At this juno
ture, moreover, the peculiar relatlcn OF
Faustiue to the shooting OF her lovers
iather Was txplained to 81 the parties
concerned, and the lady in her corsterna-
ton and anguish Wss about TO kill herself
when suddenly tee grateful Mrs. L Smy
came TO her rescue with 81 iGiucc.ion OF
matrimony, and flal result was bliss.
This is the second holf.
The play wss nothing except that it
gave Mrs. Potter sn opportunity to dis
play what must win s place upon the
stage. She does not appear until the
second act. II r entrance WAS daily sn-
nounced and IN 8 minute she flashed upon
trying audience peculiar tslent-self-
possession Withc1t g Gigl CT self asser-
ton. She bowed 10 acknowledge OF
The plaudits which greeted hGT, aGd then
she took up her line 1ith perfect COM
nand OF herself, ard she dominated the
stage by magnetism Of 8 peculiar kind.
She wss at once free without being
forcible, easy without effort and
sympathetic as If it was per-
fectlv natural. ThgTe was charm
about Mrs. Potter's work which was
really sai generlS. H5r acting WAS
amzteurish, with suggestion Of training
ard the schools, the experience IF q
woman Of society, j woman Of travel,
AID q woman whose observation had
taught her what she has learned. the
impression Wss Tn8t she mad learned nov
much there was yet 10 Learn, ani sae
conveyed that Impression 10 the audi
apCa, for she mad g sgmD%'htic, free AMI
natural manner Whicd a.IUred tire sud-
enca, which sf0used real cling instead
IF patrorizng applause, Wtica Invited
their flvor instead of demanding it.
There was nothing left undone to pre-
sent the new actress as she would like 10
appear. The scenery was al new, the
setting 700 lavish, il anything, and Mrs.
Pottar's dresses were beautiful. Sac
knew how 20 wear them, and they were
examples Of URoDtrusiVe elegance. &
pose Ia the third get, when she threw #
Z wrap and displayed dress OF violet
silk plush. with an underskirt OF silk,
aroused the applause Of the ladies', IN
which the men joined, for the position
VAS most artistic, aud the lights were
thrown upon the scenes with great skill.
Ms. Potter has shown talent foT The
stage, she has chslle gcd society IN IN
dert&SiGg acting as ? profession, sid So
Clety has yielded because she did not
tdrcw down the glove. Perhaps she may
prove the Joan CT Arc in social war.
After the second curtain Mrs. Potter WAS
three times recalled, and once after the
third, and she received manY tribu5es Of
flowers.
Tae characters e'sociattd with FsGg-
tine are m 2stly feeders. Air. hyrle
BeisW played the love ac.irg with mis-
accustomed grace, and with considerably
more thzn his accustomed aTtiACe. Miss
M3luA CTAlScHf "hOcG S4ASCA-ty Hud VI
vacity were again seen with Pleasure,
made considerable figure Of Fsusii1e's
confidential companion. Noise wn5 fur
nished by Miss Monk, explosive herOism
oy Mr.. Charles Leslie Allen, anG little
of the sunshine Of mirth by Mr.. Sidney
Drew.
NEW YORK, Oct. 81 The audience
which greeted Mrs. Jsmes BfowG Potter
tonight on her first appearance in Amer
icz IS professional actress was re-
markedly brilliant one, and atled the
Fifth Avenue the&ter to overt owing The
leaders Of New York's moss fashionable
society were present in fail force, and
there was magnificent display Of toilets.
The play was emile. de Bressier," and
when Mre. Potter. az Faustine de 8Tee-
sier, came on in thu second act she re-
ceived welcome Of the hesrtiest kind
from her many friends. she Vas sp-
plauded throughout the Get, End st
It's close WIS called b,fere the cur
tain several times and received decided
ovation. she W.s deiuged with floral
tributes. Throughout the plsy she seem
ed 70 carry the sympathies OF her gu